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Dubis
Dubis
See also: dubis
Latin
Proper noun
Dūbis m (genitive Dūbis); third declension
- A river that flows in France and Switzerland, the Doubs
Declension
Third declension i-stem.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Dūbis |
| genitive | Dūbis |
| dative | Dūbī |
| accusative | Dūbem |
| ablative | Dūbe |
| vocative | Dūbis |
Descendants
- French: Doubs
References
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Dubis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
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Etymology
From Gaulish, from the root of Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“black”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈduː.bis/, [ˈduː.bɪs]
The river's gorges